Indian Government and Politics II

Paper Code: 
POL 221
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objectives of this course are to: 1. Develop understanding of competing regional aspirations and how it has shaped contemporary rhetoric’s and policy orientations in Indian politics. 2. Acquaint the students with a holistic overview of the process of interaction between society and politics in contemporary India

 

12.00

Issues in Indian Polity; Basic Structure Controversy, Politics of President’s Rule

12.00

Regionalism and National Integration; Emergency in Indian politics, Communalism

12.00

Casteism and Politics of Reservation, Secularism and problems of Minorities Linguism and state Reorganisation

12.00

Terrorism and Problems of Security, Social and Economic Justice and Human Rights

12.00

Administration of the Union Territories, Special provision with respect to Delhi, Special Status to Jammu & Kashmir- Article 370

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended: Essential Readings:  Agarwal,R.C, (2016), Indian Political System, New Delhi, Sultan Chand & Sons  Laxmikanth,M,(2019), Indian Polity,Noida, Mc Graw Hill Education  Jaffrelot,C .,(2010), Religion, Caste and Poltics in India, New Delhi, Primus Books  Sarkar,S.,(2014),Modern India (1885-1947),Noida, Pearson  Kothari,R (2012), Politics in India, New Delhi, Orient Black Swan  Austin,G,(2003), Working A Democratic Constitution,New Delhi, Oxford University Press  Basu,D.D. , (2017), Constitution of India,New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India  Jayal, N.G.,Mehta, P.B.(2011),(ed.), The Oxford companion to Politics in India (edited) ,London, Oxford  Fadia,B.L.,(2019), Indian Government and Politics,,Agra, Sahitya Bhawan  Chandra,B ,(2017), In the Name of Democracy,Delhi, Penguin Books  Asthana,N.C. ,(2014), Terrorism, Insurgency and Counter insurgency Operations, Jaipur, Pointer Publishers  Johari, J.C.,( 2012),Indian Government and Politics (Vol. I& II), New Delhi, Vishal Publications  Brass,P,( 2009), Politics of India since Independence, Hyderabad,Orient Longman  Agarwal,R.C.,(2009), Constitutional Development and National Movement of India, New Delhi, Sultan Chand and sons

References: 

Reference Books:  Jaffrelot, C,(2003), India’s Silent Revolution, Columbia University Press  Achin,V,(1990), The Painful Transition : Bourgeois Democracy in India, London,Verso  Deshpande, S,(2003), Contemporary India : A Sociological View, New Delhi,Penguin Books India. 170  Francine,F,(ed) (2002), Transforming India : Social and Political Dynamics of Democracy,NewDelhi, OUP  Jones,W.H.M., (1987), Indian Government and Politics, Hull, University of Hull Press  Jayal, G, N, (ed.)(2001), Democracy in India, New Delhi,OUP  Jenkins,R, (1999), Democratic Politics and Economic Reform in India,Cambridge Cambridge University Press  Hasan,Z , (ed.),(2001), Parties and Party Politics in India, New Delhi,OUP  Kaviraj, S,(2000), Politics in India, New Delhi,OUP  Kohli, A.,(ed.),(2001), Success of India’s Democracy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press  Weiner,M, (1963), Politics of Scarcity,Bombay,Asia Publishing House  Narain,Iqbal,(1995), Secularism in India, Jaipur,Classic Publishing House

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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